Setting circles are used to tell where the telescope is pointed in the sky. Use setting circles by reading ascension and declination with help from an astrophotographer in this free video on astronomy and telescopes.
Expert: Billy Teets
Contact: www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/
Bio: Billy Teets is a third-year graduate student in physics, with an emphasis on astronomy, at Vanderbilt University.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
is that a toy?
acerza89 2 months ago
Great video, finally I understand hoy to use the setting circles of my equatorial mount. I thought something was wrong with my mount because the RA circle was always pointing strange coordinates, until I saw that you can/must adjust it every session of observation by aligning it with a known object. Muchas Gracias!
percepto7 4 months ago
it is huge and so is he
robz797 1 year ago
I have a question, how would you locate 0h right ascension from your location? Say you were dropped in the middle of nowhere and had to navigate your way using the CCS, how would you know where 0h RA is at? Would a compass help?
ledzeppelin4892000 1 year ago
I'm sorry I'm not listening to you... i am more disturbed and looking at the telescope behind. Why not make another video and just showcase that huge thing, :o)
relativityprinciple 1 year ago
Wow, that telescope is a huge thing....
relativityprinciple 1 year ago
Wow, that telescope is a huge thing....
relativityprinciple 1 year ago
Great job!
Finally starting to get my head around this.
Thanks!
maximkt 1 year ago
Really helped me get a better idea of Sidereal Time and how to measure it. Thank you.
mcfalberg 1 year ago
The cutest astronomer I've ever seen!
microflex22 1 year ago